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Battle of Otterlo

Battle of Otterlo was a battle fought on 17 April 1945 at Otterlo, in what is now Netherlands. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 200 against 1,000.

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Fought17 April 1945
WhereOtterlo, Netherlands52.100N, 5.767E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsCanada; United KingdomagainstGermany
Casualties and losses17 Canadians killed; 6 British killedand150–200 killed

Record

Date17 April 1945
PlaceOtterlo, Netherlands
52.100N, 5.767E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength2001,000
Casualties and losses17 Canadians killed; 6 British killed150–200 killed; 4 civilians killed
Commanders
  • Bert Hoffmeister
  • Alfred Philippi
Battle of OtterloBattle of OtterloBattle of ArnhemLiberation of ArnhemBattle of ArnhemSlag op de VrijenbergSiege of IJsseloordBattle of ArnhemSlag op de VrijenbergAmsterdamThe HagueRotterdamCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfMünsterOsnabrück100 km52.100N, 5.767E
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Elsewhere in 1945

Battle of Otterlo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1966890, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Otterlo, revision 1380467737, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.